Sunday, March 26, 2017

A Soft White Damn

The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches.

~ E.E. Cummings

There is no snow on the ground as I write this. In fact, it's been teetering between rain and freezing rain all morning. The following images were taken after February's big snowfall. Hopefully it was the last big one.

Stepping outside of my apartment, I can see that the parking lot and walkway have been shoveled. Not all of the roads and sidewalks were as clear though. Let's head out to the lake.

If those slingshot chairs, aptly named The Launch Pad were real, they might just be powerful enough to send you out into the open water.

A fresh snowfall makes it difficult to discern where the land ends and the lake begins. The tree does grow rather close to the water.

This walkway leads onto a large T-shaped dock. It's mostly covered in snow but you can still make out the outline.

You can see it a lot better from this angle. Just a few months ago, these guys were having the time of their lives fetching tennis balls thrown from the pier, into the water.

This was as far as I could get around the lake. The snow was too deep to traverse beyond this point.

In a different direction, this guy was accepting his fate of trudging through the snow.

Beautiful images, Hilary. The golden-light photo, with the pedestrian on the sidewalk, is wonderful. Cloudia's comment reminded me of the online chat you once had with a friend whose keyboard skipped certain letters. :)

Winter is leaving...soon! Goodbye. I say that as I have bravely moved my citrus trees to the deck and am hoping temps stay above 45F. I love the fireman with the snow on his head. He looks almost real!

Everything looks so fresh and white after a storm. Love that little free library, we saw some when visiting BC and would love to find some around here. We got ice rain followed by rain this morning. Spring weather is coming ... isn't it?

BRRRR! But beautiful! When it snows here (which it rarely does, as you know!), I can't wait to get outside with my camera and enjoy the peace and quiet of it. And that's only with a few inches at best. These are beautiful shots, especially the golden sunshine in the last ones.

What's It All About?

I love wordplay. Puns and double entendres have always tickled my funnybone. Colourful and whimsical imagery also hold great appeal for me. This blog is about a bit of both.
If you're interested, have a look over here which is where I first posted the sunflower found in The Smitten Image header.